Pilot Resume Keywords & ATS Expectations

This is the live data our resume scanner uses when it detects a pilot resume — the keyword tables, certifications, and titles from our aviation detection engine.

Core skills per the U.S. Department of Labor

Source: O*NET 49-3011.00 — Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians (onetonline.org, public domain)

aircraft inspectionpreventive maintenancetroubleshootingFAA compliancemaintenance documentation

avionics test equipmentmaintenance tracking systemstorque tools

Keywords ATS systems expect on a pilot resume

flight hoursFAApart 121part 135part 91type ratingaircraftairframepowerplantpreflightflight operationscrew resource managementcrm aviationSOPScheckrideinstrument ratingmulti-engineturbineJETrotorcraft

Certifications that anchor a pilot resume

atpcommercial pilot licensecplpplcficfiimeia&p licenseiafaa certificate

Adjacent titles recruiters search alongside "Pilot"

commercial pilotairline pilotfirst officercaptainflight attendantair traffic controlleraircraft mechanica&p mechanicavionics technicianflight instructor

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Methodology: these lists come directly from the detection tables our scanner runs on every aviation resume, validated by a pinned regression suite. See our methodology.